Return to the Table of Contents for Publications ------------------------------------------------------------------------ VEGETABLES ACREAGE, PRODUCTION, AND VALUE February 4, 2003 Florida Agricultural Statistics Service | 1222 Woodward Street | Orlando, Florida 32803 | 407 / 648-6013 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLORIDA: Acreage, yield, production, and value of Florida vegetables, melons, potatoes, blueberries, and strawberries, 2001-02 Acreage Yield Production Value Total Crop and season per Unit per Planted Harvested acre sold unit value 1,000 Acres Units units Dollars $1,000 SNAP BEANS Aug-Dec 9,000 9,000 359 30-Lb 3,235 13 .54 43,805 Bushel Jan-Jul 25,500 25,000 255 6,370 13 .89 88,497 Total-Fresh 34,500 34,000 283 9,605 13 .77 132,302 CABBAGE Aug-Dec 500 500 280 50-Lb 140 6 .28 879 Crate Jan-Jul 7,700 7,500 635 4,761 5 .77 27,492 Total 8,200 8,000 613 4,901 5 .79 28,371 SWEET CORN Aug-Dec 5,500 4,900 201 42-Lb 984 10 .61 10,442 Crate Jan-Jul 35,500 34,000 347 11,798 7 .62 89,901 Total 41,000 38,900 329 12,782 7 .85 100,343 CUCUMBERS Aug-Dec 3,500 3,500 540 55-Lb 1,890 9 .22 17,425 Bushel Jan-Jul 4,000 4,000 843 3,370 11 .45 38,587 Total-Fresh 7,500 7,500 701 5,260 10 .65 56,012 BELL PEPPERS Aug-Dec 4,600 4,500 1,162 28-Lb 5,231 6 .37 33,336 Bushel Jan-Jul 12,650 12,600 1,135 14,301 9 .58 137,004 Total 17,250 17,100 1,142 19,532 8 .72 170,340 IRISH POTATOES 1/ Winter 6,800 6,700 263 Cwt 1,765 29 .20 51,538 Spring-Hastings 19,500 19,000 314 5,960 10 .70 63,772 -Other 7,500 7,300 258 1,883 10 .30 19,395 Total 33,800 33,000 291 9,608 14 .00 134,705 SQUASH 1/ 42-Lb Bushel Total 12,000 11,700 321 3,757 11 .86 44,543 TOMATOES Aug-Dec 14,000 14,000 1,310 25-Lb 18,335 7 .13 130,756 Carton Jan-Jul 29,500 29,500 1,370 40,415 8 .50 343,528 Total-Fresh 43,500 43,500 1,351 58,750 8 .07 474,284 Other Vegetables Cwt 1/ 61,000 60,000 150 9,000 21 .00 189,000 TOTAL VEGETABLES 258,750 253,700 --- --- --- 1,329,900 WATERMELONS Spring 25,000 23,000 330 Cwt 7,590 8 .20 62,238 STRAWBERRIES 12-Lb Flat Winter-Fresh 6,900 6,900 2,126 14,667 10 .46 153,472 TOTAL, ALL 290,650 283,600 --- --- --- 1,545,610 BLUEBERRIES --- 1,600 1,810 Lb 2,900 6 .40 18,560 1/ Includes processing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FLORIDA: Acreage, yield, production, and value of Florida vegetables, melons, potatoes, blueberries, and strawberries, 2000-01 Acreage Yield Production Value Total Crop and season per Unit per Planted Harvested acre sold unit value Acres Units 1,000 Dollars $1,000 units SNAP BEANS Aug-Dec 10,500 10,000 251 30-Lb 2,512 14.16 35,570 Bushel Jan-Jul 24,500 24,000 250 6,005 17.12 102,833 Total-Fresh 35,000 34,000 251 8,517 16.25 138,403 CABBAGE Aug-Dec 900 900 176 50-Lb 158 7.54 1,192 Crate Jan-Jul 7,200 7,000 644 4,510 5.94 26,789 Total 8,100 7,900 591 4,668 5.99 27,981 SWEET CORN Aug-Dec 4,600 4,200 311 42-Lb 1,305 11.65 15,207 Crate Jan-Jul 34,700 33,000 353 11,649 9.17 106,821 Total 39,300 37,200 348 12,954 9.42 122,028 CUCUMBERS Aug-Dec 4,700 4,700 442 55-Lb 2,077 8.95 18,593 Bushel Jan-Jul 4,300 3,800 778 2,955 14.49 42,804 Total 9,000 8,500 592 5,032 12.20 61,397 BELL PEPPERS Aug-Dec 7,200 7,000 1,090 28-Lb 7,630 10.58 80,719 Bushel Jan-Jul 11,400 11,200 1,260 14,112 10.84 152,974 Total 18,600 18,200 1,195 21,742 10.75 233,693 IRISH POTATOES 1/ Winter 7,800 5,000 263 Cwt 1,317 27.30 35,954 Spring-Hastings 18,500 18,000 329 5,915 8.35 49,390 -Other 7,100 7,000 288 2,014 8.95 18,025 Total 33,400 30,000 308 9,246 11.18 103,369 SQUASH 42-Lb Bushel Total 11,800 11,500 236 2,709 15.62 42,305 TOMATOES Aug-Dec 13,300 13,300 1,418 25-Lb 18,855 10.86 204,760 Carton Jan-Jul 30,500 30,500 1,354 41,297 8.53 352,263 Total-Fresh 43,800 43,800 1,373 60,152 9.26 557,023 Other Vegetables 61,000 59,000 150 Cwt 8,864 21.72 192,500 1/ TOTAL VEGETABLES 260,000 250,100 --- --- --- 1,478,699 WATERMELONS Spring 26,000 24,000 310 Cwt 7,440 5.70 42,408 STRAWBERRIES 12-Lb Flat Winter-Fresh 6,500 6,500 2,167 14,083 11.88 167,310 TOTAL, ALL 292,500 280,600 --- --- --- 1,688,417 BLUEBERRIES --- 1,500 2,070 Lb 3,100 3.95 12,235 1/ Includes processing. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Return to the Table of Contents for Publications